Malaysia's largest LSS project commences operations

KUALA LUMPUR: Tenaga Nasional Bhd's large scale solar (LSS) project in Mukim Tanjung 12 in Kuala Langat, Selangor, has begun operations with its first transmission to the national grid last week.

The country's largest LSS project to date with 230,000 solar panels and 10km of 132Kv power and fibre optic underground cable, is targeted to reach full capacity of 50MW by year-end. 

The project is developed by TNB subsidiary TNB Sepang Solar Sdn Bhd with TNB Engineering Corp Sdn Bhd as its Engineering, Procurement & Construction (EPC) partner.

"The LSS project is a testament of TNB’s aspiration and commitment towards the growth of renewable energy (RE) in Malaysia. It also displays TNB’s competencies and expertise in RE as well as a reputable developer of power projects," said TNB in a statement.

It added that the Ministry of Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change has set a target of 20% of the country's electricity to be generated from renewable sources by 2030, an increase form the current 2%.